Well-child checkup rates increased among US children from 2008 to 2018

An observational survey report examined well-child checkup utilization among children under 18 years old in the United States. The study measured the percentage of children who received a well-child checkup in the past 12 months, comparing rates from 2008 to 2018. No specific intervention, exposure, or comparator was reported for this analysis.

The main finding was that the percentage of children aged 0-17 years who received a well-child checkup in the past 12 months increased from 75.8% in 2008 to 86.5% in 2018. The report did not provide an effect size, absolute numbers, p-values, or confidence intervals for this change. No safety, tolerability, or adverse event data were reported, as this was a population-level survey.

Key limitations include the observational, survey-based nature of the data, which can only show association, not causation. The sample size and specific survey methodology were not reported. Funding sources and potential conflicts of interest were also not reported. The practice relevance is limited to describing a population-level trend over time; it does not establish the effectiveness of any specific clinical practice or policy change in driving this increase.